TS 3.2.1 TypeError: Cannot read property 'kind' of undefined

[rhys-vdw]

TypeScript Version: 3.3.0-dev.20181201

Search Terms:

• "TypeError: Cannot read property 'kind' of undefined"
• "Object.isBinaryExpression"
• "getTypeReferenceTypeWorker"

Code

Sorry, I need help finding which part of my code is triggering this error. We have a very large code base, and the error does not tell me which file/line/expression is being compiled. Happy to provide more information with assistance.

Expected behavior:

Building through awesome-typescript-loader. Expect compilation and type check to complete without exceptions being thrown.

Actual behavior:

Logs these two error messages (with two different traces).

Sometimes the type check completes and I get all my errors (there are many after the upgrading to 3.2.1). Other times the compile errors are never logged.

On 3.2.1:

• Sometimes logs just "error 1" during compilation and type checks succeeds.
• Other times logs both "error 1" and "error 2" during compilation and "error 1" during type check, causing it to fail.

On 3.3.0-dev.20181201:

Only did this once because the build is taking a few minutes on this version (is that normal?).

• Logged "error 1" and "error 2" during compilation, and "error 1" during type check, causing it to fail.

Error 1:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'kind' of undefined
    at Object.isBinaryExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:13389:21)
    at getTypeReferenceTypeWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:38553:51)
    at getTypeReferenceType (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:38492:24)
    at getTypeFromTypeReference (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:38671:28)
    at getTypeFromTypeNode (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:40178:28)
    at tryGetTypeFromEffectiveTypeNode (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35562:24)
    at getTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35192:32)
    at getWidenedTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35531:56)
    at getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrPropertyWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35645:24)
    at getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrProperty (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35567:48)
    at getTypeOfSymbol (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35856:24)
    at checkPropertyAccessExpressionOrQualifiedName (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:48170:53)
    at checkPropertyAccessExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:48122:20)
    at checkExpressionWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51802:28)
    at checkExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51745:42)
    at checkTruthinessExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:54156:24)
    at checkBinaryLikeExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51208:28)
    at checkBinaryExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51199:20)
    at checkExpressionWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51841:28)
    at checkExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51745:42)
    at checkParenthesizedExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51768:20)
    at checkExpressionWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51815:28)

Error 2:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'kind' of undefined
    at Object.isBinaryExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:13389:21)
    at getTypeReferenceTypeWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:38576:51)
    at getTypeReferenceType (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:38515:24)
    at getTypeFromTypeReference (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:38694:28)
    at getTypeFromTypeNode (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:40201:28)
    at tryGetTypeFromEffectiveTypeNode (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35585:24)
    at getTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35215:32)
    at getWidenedTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35554:56)
    at getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrPropertyWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35668:24)
    at getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrProperty (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35590:48)
    at getTypeOfSymbol (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:35879:24)
    at checkPropertyAccessExpressionOrQualifiedName (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:48194:53)
    at checkPropertyAccessExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:48146:20)
    at checkExpressionWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51826:28)
    at checkExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51769:42)
    at checkNonNullExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:48120:37)
    at checkPropertyAccessExpressionOrQualifiedName (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:48153:28)
    at checkPropertyAccessExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:48146:20)
    at checkExpressionWorker (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51826:28)
    at checkExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:51769:42)
    at checkNonNullExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:48120:37)
    at resolveCallExpression (/Users/rhys/Projects/usability-hub/usability_hub/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:49446:28)

Related Issues:

There are many issues with this error message but with different callstacks. Most are resolved. My understanding is that this error ("Cannot read property 'kind' of undefined") can arise under many circumstances so the others may not be strictly related.

[j-oliveras]

To search related issues to callstacks is better search the top function in callstack: Object.isBinaryExpression or getTypeReferenceTypeWorker

[rhys-vdw]

Thanks @j-oliveras. Only hits are this issue and one other for the latter which seems unrelated.

[wanliyunyan]

i have the same error,when react-hot-loader begin to compile

i ｢wdm｣: Compiling...
****\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:86983
throw e;
TypeError: Cannot read property 'kind' of undefined
at Object.isBinaryExpression (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:13389:21)
at getTypeReferenceTypeWorker (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:38553:51)
at getTypeReferenceType (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:38492:24)
at getTypeFromTypeReference (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:38671:28)
at getTypeFromTypeNode (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:40178:28)
at tryGetTypeFromEffectiveTypeNode (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:35562:24)
at getTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:35192:32)
at getWidenedTypeForVariableLikeDeclaration (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:35531:56)
at getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrPropertyWorker (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:35645:24)
at getTypeOfVariableOrParameterOrProperty (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:35567:48)
at getTypeOfSymbol (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:35856:24)
at checkPropertyAccessExpressionOrQualifiedName (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:48170:53)
at checkPropertyAccessExpression (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:48122:20)
at checkExpressionWorker (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:51802:28)
at checkExpression (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:51745:42)
at checkNonNullExpression (E:\work\sqyypt-portal-h5-web\node_modules_typescript@3.2.1@typescript\lib\typescript.js:48096:37)

[weswigham]

Do you have an example project which reproduces the issue that we can look at?

[rhys-vdw]

@weswigham is it possible to get more information on which file is being parsed from the error with a compiler setting? I'm happy to look into it, but we have ~1000 TS files in our project, as well as external types. Not quite clear how to start.

[weswigham]

If you instrument the checkSourceFile function in typescript.js to print node.path on entry, you can at least check what file started the chain of operations that led to the crash (we have nothing builtin for tracking checker crashes or progress in general).

[wanliyunyan]

@weswigham I spent a day trying to find the cause of this error，but no clue.

1. There are several projects using typescript@3.2.1 on my development environment, but only one of the projects has the error.
2. This wrong project will cause this error on some people's development environment, and some people‘s development environment has no error.The code is exactly the same.
   3.I keep deleting the code until this error no longer occurs.Then i revert this deleted code, but the error do not occured. Compiled successfully.
   4.if the wrong project use typescript@3.1.6, This error will not occur.
   5 There is no error when starting the project, i modify the code, and an error will occur when compiling .

I don't know what clues I can provide.

[mdurling]

I am also seeing this error intermittently compiling with 3.2.1 ... This never happens with 3.1.6.

[weswigham]

I think this may be the result of a UMD global merging with a class? Like maybe

// @filename: class.d.ts
class Foo {}
export = Foo;
declare global {
  const Mod: typeof Foo;
}
export as namespace Mod;
// @filename: usage.d.ts
type Foob = Mod;

... maybe? Does anyone know if they've got any export as namespace's going on in their projects, and, if so, if they also have any declare globals of the same? Doesn't explain how it could possibly be intermittent, but...

[mdurling]

Our project has a module that exports a function and a namespace with the same name if that fits your scenario. We could make some changes, but that's never been a problem before now.